Bringing the Sun Down to Earth Designing Inexpensive Instruments for Monitoring the Atmosphere /

• Main Author: Brooks, David R. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2008.
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Atmospheric sciences.; Geotechnical engineering.; Teaching.; Climate change.; Earth Sciences.; Atmospheric Sciences.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Teaching and Teacher Education.; Climate Change.

Bringing the Sun Down to Earth is intended for teachers, students, and anyone who wants to understand their environment. It provides a unique perspective to monitoring the role of the sun and Earth's atmosphere in maintaining our planet as a place hospitable to advanced life as we understand it...

Table of Contents:

• Earth’s Sun and Atmosphere
• Measuring Atmosphere and Surface Properties
• Instrument Design Principles I: Radiometers
• Instrument Design Principles II: Sun Photometers
• Concluding Remarks.